Bible Reading Plan – Day 44

₂₂Uthe ke uBhalam akuba ehamba, suka wavutha ngumsindo uThixo. Wayesahamba njalo ekhwele kuloo donki yakhe enezicaka zakhe ezibini, suka isithunywa *sikaNdikhoyo saxaba endleleni yakhe. ₂₃Idonki ithe yakusibona isithunywa eso sixabile endleleni, siphethe ikrele, yacebuka endleleni, yangena emasimini. Suka ke uBhalam wayibetha, wayibuyisela endleleni.

₂₄Ngoku ke isithunywa eso sema apho indlela imxinwa khona phakathi kwezidiliya ezibini, kwaye kukho uthango lwamatye ngapha nangapha. ₂₅Idonki leyo ithe yakusibona isithunywa eso, yayama uthango olo, latsho lagruzuka unyawo lukaBhalam. Kwakhona uBhalam wayibetha idonki leyo.

₂₆Kwakhona isithunywa sahambela phambilana, safika sema apho indlela yayimxinwa kangangokuba kungabikho sithuba sakudlula ngapha nangapha. ₂₇Kwesi ke isihlandlo idonki ithe yakusibona isithunywa eso yalala phantsi. UBhalam wacaphuka, waza wayingena ngenduku idonki yakhe. ₂₈Kwesi sithuba ke uNdikhoyo wayenza ukuba ikwazi ukuthetha idonki leyo, yaza ke yathetha yathi kuBhalam: “Kodwa kodwa ndikwenze ntoni? Yintoni kanye ondibethela yona kwezi zihlandlo zozithathu?”

₂₉UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Kungoba uyandibhanxa! Ndiswele nje ikrele, ngendikubulele.”

₃₀Idonki yaphendula yabuza yathi: “Andithi na kanene ndiyidonki yakho, le yasoloko ikuthwala bonke ubomi bakho? Ke, kukangaphi ndikuphatha ngolu hlobo?”

UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Zange nakanye.”

₃₁UNdikhoyo ke wenza ukuba uBhalam asibone isithunywa eso sixabe endleleni siphethe ikrele. Akusibona ke, waziphosa phantsi ngobuso. ₃₂Isithunywa sabuza sathi: “Ubuyibethela ntoni kangaka le donki yakho kude kube kathathu? Ndize kukunqanda, kuba uzifaka engozini ngolu hambo. ₃₃Ke yona idonki yakho indibonile, yaza yaphambuka kwada kwakathathu. Ukuba ibingaphambukanga ngendikubulele ndasindisa kwayona.”

₃₄UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Hayi, ndonile. Bendingaqondi ukuba uxabile endleleni yam, kambe ke ngoku xa ubona ukuba akufanelekanga ukuba ndihambe, ndiyajika, ndiyagoduka.”

₃₅Ke sona isithunywa sathi kuye: “Hayi, sowuhamba nala madoda; kodwa ke uze uthethe loo nto ndithi thetha yona.” Ngoko ke uBhalam wahamba nazo iinkokheli zakwaBhalaki.

₃₆UBhalaki uthe akuva ukuba uBhalam uyeza, wamhlangabeza, wadibana naye kwisixeko esiphezu komlambo iAnoni, kumda welaseMowabhi. ₃₇UBhalaki wambuza wathi: “Kwakutheni ukuze ungezi ngokuya ndandikuthumele kuqala? Ngaba wawukrokrela ukuba sobe ndibe nako ukukuhlawula?”

₃₈UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Andithi na kaloku ndizile? Kambe ke gunya lini endinalo? Hayi kaloku, ndothetha loo nto athi mandiyithethe uThixo.” ₃₉Ngoko ke uBhalam wahamba noBhalaki, baya eKiriyati-huzoti. ₄₀UBhalaki waxhela iinkabi zeenkomo ndawonye neegusha, wamkela uBhalam nezo nkokheli wayehamba nazo.

₄₁Ngengomso ke uBhalaki wamthatha uBhalam, wamsa eBhamoti-bhali, apho wayeza kuba nako ukubona inxalenye yamaSirayeli.

₁UBhalam waxelela uBhalaki ukuba akhe amaqonga amadini apho abe sixhenxe, aze amzisele isixhenxe seenkunzi zeenkomo ngokunjalo nesixhenxe seenkunzi zeegusha.

₂UBhalaki wenza ngokomyalelo lowo, baza ke noBhalam banikela inkunzi yenkomo neyegusha kwiqonga ngalinye. ₃UBhalam ke washiya uBhalaki kuloo ndawo, wathi kuye: “Yima ngakweli dini litshiswayo, ngeli lixa mna ndiza kukhe ndithi gu. Mhlawumbi *uNdikhoyo uza kudibana nam. Ndiya kukwazisa nasiphi na isityhilelo andinika sona.” Wahamba ke, wenyuka inkqantosi yenduli. ₄UThixo ke wadibana naye, uBhalam wathi: “Ndakhe amaqonga asixhenxe; kulo ngalinye ndenze idini ngenkunzi yenkomo neyegusha.”

₅UNdikhoyo ke waxelela uBhalam oko makakuthethe, wathi: “Buyela kuBhalaki, umazise oku.”

₆Ekubuyeni kwakhe ke wamfumana uBhalaki esemi apho ngakwidini elitshiswayo, enezo nkokheli zamaMowabhi. ₇UBhalam ke wathetha la mazwi andilisekileyo, wenjenje:

₁₁UBhalaki wabuza uBhalam wathi: “Yintoni le undenza yona? Ndingakuzisa apha ukuba uqalekise iintshaba zam, uze usuke wena uzithamsanqele!”

₁₂Waphendula ke yena wathi: “Mandingakuthethi oko ndikuxelelwe nguNdikhoyo?”

₁₃Ke kaloku uBhalaki wathi kuBhalam: “Hamba siye kwenye indawo apho unokubona inxalenye yamaSirayeli kuphela, uze ke uthi ulapho uwaqalekise.” ₁₄Waya naye kwintsimi kaZofim phezu kwentaba iPisga. Nalapho ke wenza amaqonga asixhenxe, waza wanikela ngenkunzi yenkomo neyegusha kwiqonga ngalinye.

₁₅UBhalam wathi kuBhalaki: “Yima ngakweli dini litshiswayo, ngeli lixa mna ndiye kuhlangana naye qelele.”

₁₆*UNdikhoyo ke wadibana noBhalam, wathi: “Buyela kuBhalaki, uthethe naye wenjenje.” ₁₇Wabuyela kwakuBhalaki ke, waza wamfumana esemi ngakwelo dini litshiswayo ndawonye neenkokheli zamaMowabhi.

UBhalaki ke wambuza wathi: “Utheni uNdikhoyo?”

₁₈Waza ke yena uBhalam wathetha la mazwi andilisekileyo, wenjenje:

₂₅UBhalaki wabhekisa kuBhalam wenjenje: “Xa usala ke ukuwaqalekisa la maSirayeli musa ukuwathamsanqela!”

₂₆UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Andithi na kanene ndikuxelele ukuba mna ndenza loo nto ndiyixelelwa nguNdikhoyo kuphela?”

₂₇UBhalaki waphinda wathetha noBhalam, wathi: “Hamba siye kwenye indawo. Mhlawumbi uThixo angakuvumela uwaqalekise amaSirayeli xa ukuloo ndawo.”

₂₈Ngoko ke wamsa phezu kwentaba iPehore evelele intlango.

₂₉UBhalam wathi: “Yenza amaqonga abe sixhenxe apha, futhi uze nesixhenxe seenkunzi zeenkomo ngokunjalo nezeegusha.” ₃₀Ngenene ke uBhalaki wenza ngokomyalelo kaBhalam, wanikela ngenkunzi yenkomo neyegusha kwiqonga ngalinye.

₁Ngeli xesha ke uBhalam wayeseleqonda ukuba *uNdikhoyo uzimisele ukumthamsanqela uSirayeli, ngoko ke akabanga sabhenela kwimilingo njengangaphambili. Wajonga ngasentlango, ₂waza wawabona amaSirayeli eqokelelene izindlu ngezindlu. Wasuka ke wonganyelwa nguMoya kaThixo; ₃waza wadanduluka wathetha kwavokotheka wenjenje:

₁₀Ke kaloku uBhalaki wabhabhazela ngumsindo, wabetha ngenqindi phantsi, wathi kuBhalam: “Ndakulanda ukuba uze kuqalekisa iintshaba zam, kodwa ngoku kude kwakathathu uzithamsanqela! ₁₁Yini le! Chitheka; goduka! Ndathembisa ukuba ndiya kukuvuza ungakrokri, kambe ke lo Ndikhoyo ukwalele ukuba uwufumane loo mvuzo.”

₁₂UBhalam waphendula wathi: “Abathunywa bakho ndandibaxelele ₁₃ukuba noba ungade undinike lonke ibhotwe lakho lizele yisiliva negolide andingekhe ndiwutsibe umyalelo kaNdikhoyo, ndenze ukuthanda kwam. Kuphela ndiya kuthetha oko athe mandikuthethe. ₁₄Ke ngoku ndiyagoduka; ndiya kwabakowethu. Kodwa ke, phambi kokuba ndihambe, ndifuna ukukhe ndikulumkise ngento aya kuyenza uSirayeli kubantu bakho.”

₁₅Wathetha ke kwavokotheka uBhalam, wathi:

₂₀UBhalam wabona nama-Amaleki, waza wathetha kwavokotheka wathi:

₂₁Kwangokunjalo wabona amaKeni, waza wathetha kwavokotheka wathi:

₂₃UBhalam waqhuba wathetha kwavokotheka wenjenje:

₂₅Ke kaloku uBhalam wev' endleleni wagoduka, waza ke noBhalaki wahamba eyakhe indlela.

₁AmaSirayeli athi xa ayemise kwintili yeShitim, asuka arheletya neentokazi zamaMowabhi. ₂AmaMowabhikazi amema amaSirayeli ukuba aye kwizidlo zamadini awayesenzelwa *izithixo zamaMowabhi. AmaSirayeli akutya oko kutya, amnqula ₃uBhali wasePehore. Ngoko ke *uNdikhoyo wavutha ngumsindo, ₄waza wathi kuMosis: “Thatha iinkokheli zamaSirayeli, uzibulale, uzixhome esidlangalaleni phambi *kwesibingelelo, khon' ukuze udambe umsindo wam ngakumaSirayeli.”

₅Ke kaloku uMosis wathi kwizikhulu zakwaSirayeli: “Ngamnye kuni makabulale amawabo azibandakanye noBhali wasePehore.”

₆Omnye umSirayeli wathatha umMidiyanikazi, wangena naye kwakhe, ebonwa nguMosis nangamaSirayeli ephela, ngexesha awayesazilile esesangweni lesibingelelo. ₇Uthe akuyibona le nto uPineyasi, unyana kaElazare, umzukulwana wombingeleli uAron, wee sululu, wemka apho kuloo ndibano, wathatha umkhonto, ₈walandela loo ndoda naloo mfazi, wangena apho ententeni, wabinza ngomkhonto, wabadibanisa bobabini. Ngaloo ndlela ke ubhubhani owayephethe amaSirayeli wanqamka. ₉Kambe ke wayeselesube wabulala abantu abangamashumi amabini anane amawaka.

₁₀*UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: ₁₁“Ngenxa yale nto yenziwe nguPineyasi, umsindo wam uthothile ngakumaSirayeli. Kaloku yena ngenxa yenzondelelo yakhe usiphuhlisile isidima sam ebandleni, ndaza ke ngoko andalitshabalalisa. ₁₂Ngoko ke mxelele ukuba ndenza naye umnqophiso wobudlelwane. ₁₃Yena ngokunjalo nenzala yakhe boba ngababingeleli abangasoze bathini. Kaloku yena ube nekhwele ngoThixo wakhe, waza ke ngaloo ndlela wamngxengxezela uSirayeli.”

₁₄Igama lomSirayeli owabulawa kunye nomMidiyanikazi yayinguZimri, unyana kaSalu, inkulu yomzi othile kwindlu kaSimon. ₁₅Lona igama lomfazi lowo yayinguKozibhi. Uyise uZure wayeyinkosi yezindlu ezithile zamaMidiyani.

₁₆UNdikhoyo wathi kuMosis: ₁₇“AmaMidiyani ziintshaba zenu; watshabalaliseni, ₁₈kuba abonise ubutshaba kuni ngokunikhohlisa, nangenxa kaKozibhi owabulawa mhla ngobhubhani obangwe sisithwakumbe sasePehore.”